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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RETURN, by PIERRE BENOIT First Line: I have come back to the lonely house tonight Last Line: Of the ripe grapes of the arbor over my head. Subject(s): Solitude; Loneliness | |||
I have come back to the lonely house tonight, Stumbling in the darkness over the obstacles there, I have gone over to the open window And have sat down in a chair. Am I quite alone? Somewhere across the world, Does some one pity me my gloomy dole? The pride and the sorrow of being solitary Weigh heavily to-night upon my soul. Yet I have given my heart. Perhaps too often! I have cheapened its favors, have too widely strewed. The women, the friends, who one time may have known it, Are right, perhaps, to feel no gratitude. If I have ill bestowed my vine's green fruit No one shall suffer for it in my stead; But I crave pardon of those who might be worthy Of the ripe grapes of the arbor over my head. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA |
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